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“Talk Like TED”Tips & Tricks for Public Speaking

Steve LeroyVice President Legal & Corporate Affairs Anheuser-Busch InBev

Session 111 – 2016 ACC Europe Annual Conference

Rome, Italy, 23 May 2016

Most People Loathe Public Speaking

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There is Even a Word for It

“GLOSSOPHOBIA”

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Overview• Introduction

• Context

• Form

• Content

• Structure

• Aftermath

• Conclusion

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INTRODUCTIONPUBLIC SPEAKING AS CONTACT SPORT

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A Speech is Inefficient Communication“Speeches are an inefficient form of communication. People don’t remember

much of what they hear, so focus & keep it simple.”

Nick Morgan, President, Public Words, Inc

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So a Speech is a Contact Sport

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“Qui peut le plus, peut le moins”

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CONTEXTTHINK ABOUT YOUR AUDIENCE

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Context – Audience

• Whatever you think – it is not “your” moment

• You borrow time & attention from your audience

• Think about your audience:

– What do they want to hear?

– What is the one thing they should take away?

– What is your desired perception in their mind?

– You want to leave them upbeat & motivated

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Context – Communications Model

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FORMBE A TRUSTED MESSENGER

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Form – Appearance & Sound

• Weight of factors that capture attention:

– 55% what an audience sees

– 38% what an audience hears

– 7% content of a speech

• Form + Content = 1

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Form – Dress• Dress the part:

– Smart casual

– Plain jacket or suit

– Comfortable clothes

• Avoid:

– Bright colours, white or green

– Patterns & stripes

– Big jewellery

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Form – Body Language• Posture:

– Stand up straight

– Walk around

• Hands:

– Use gestures to illustrate (think Italian!)

• Eyes:

– Look at & talk to your audience

– Single out individuals

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Form – Tone of Voice

• Stay positive:

– Be upbeat & constructive: “moral high ground”

– Avoid anger & sarcasm: “nobody has ever been motivated by a

negative”

• Be confident:

– You know your subject

– But stay humble: arrogance backfires

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Form – Authenticity

• Be yourself

• Be human

• Use humour

• Believe in what you say

• Use simple language, not jargon

• Try to “be in the moment”

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CONTENTSTICK TO ONE MESSAGE

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ONE CORE MESSAGE

Key message 1 Key message 2 Key message 3

Proof point Proof point Proof point

Content – Message House

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Content – Theatrics & Props

• Play with your audience:

– Make them stand up

– Make them vote

– Ask them a question

• Use pictures & props to illustrate your story:

– An image says more than a 1000 words

– Tell but also show

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STRUCTUREFOLLOW A LOGICAL PATH

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Structure – Logical Path• A good speech or story has a clear structure:

– Structure:

• Opening

• Middle

• Closing (and close loop with opening)

– Logic:

• Rational

• Emotional

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Structure – Opening

• Keep “captatio benevolentiae” short or out

• “You never get a second chance to make a first

impression” – so don’t waste it

• Grab attention immediately

• Use something related to your core message:

– Anecdote or example

– Surprising element

– Props

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Structure – Middle• Keep corpus as focused and short as possible• Use one main core message with no more than three

supporting messages• Use facts, anecdotes, analogies, third parties, examples

& experiences as proof points• Use transitions: “what does this mean?”, “sure you will

ask, “so what?”• Use silence as a tool to accentuate• Repeat to drive the penetration of your message• Inspire, convey emotion & use humour• Build up towards a climax

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Structure – Closing• Summarise

• Repeat

• End on the high point, where the climax you built up during the corpus has brought you

• Use emotion & logic to appeal to heart & mind

• Be memorable!

• Connect closing to opening with a “drainpipe”

• Pause one second, and say a brief “thank you” to cut

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AFTERMATHBE IN CHARGE

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Aftermath – Rules of Engagement• Be in charge:

– Use a question as an opportunity– Close a question– Be concise

• Keep the moral high ground:– Be honest: no evasion, no lies– Do not reveal confidential information– Challenge incorrect statements

• Use clear & positive language:– Be clear, so avoid jargon (“person” vs. “consumer”)– Do not repeat negative words or criticism

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Aftermath – Bridging

• A: Answer – keep it short & simple

• B: Bridge – use a phrase to bridge

• C: Control – give your key message

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Aftermath – Bridging• Example Question:

Some time ago, Coca-Cola’s European President was stumbling on BBC’s Hard Talk about a government obesity report. The presenter showed that a Coca-Cola contains 10 lumps of sugar per can and argued: “So Coke has to take part of the blame for the obesity crisis!”

• Example Answer:– Answer: “There is sugar in Coca-Cola, though not of course in diet

Coke or Coke Zero.”

– Bridge: “The key thing is”

– Control: “that this report is just part of the picture – our research suggests that people don’t want to be dictated to. They want to be able to make a choice.”

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Aftermath – Bridging• Bridging phrases:

– “The key thing is…”

– “The important thing is…”

– “What I focus on…”

– “It’s worth remembering…”

– “But…”

– “You know…”

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Aftermath – Hooking• Hooking: in your answer to the first question, hook

the interviewer to ask a follow-up question• Example:

– First question: “So what is AB InBev doing to promote responsible drinking?”

– Answer:• “For instance, we invest heavily in campaigns to stimulate

people to designate a driver and get home safely after a night out.”

• Hook: “But there are many other areas most people simply do not realise we play a leading role in to ensure beer lovers consume our beers responsibly.”

– Second question: “Such as?”

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Aftermath – Flagging• Flagging: make the one message you want to pass on

really stand out

• Phrases to use:

– “The most important point is…”

– “The big picture here is…”

– “The one thing to remember is…”

– “If we put things in perspective…”

• Avoid to say in recorded interviews:

– “As I said earlier…”

– “As I have already said…”

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CONCLUSIONPREPARE BUT BE YOURSELF

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Prepare for the Contact Sport

• Think audience

• Form + Content = 1

• Stick to one message

• Logic: open, develop and close

• Questions as opportunities

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Your Authentic Self is Most Credible

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THANK YOU& CHEERS!

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BiographySteve Leroy is Vice President Legal & Corporate Affairs for Anheuser-Busch InBev. Steve is currently focused on the regulatory approvals across Europe for AB InBev’s proposed acquisition of SABMiller. From October 2010 until December 2015, Steve was Vice President Legal & Corporate Affairs Europe, leading the legal, public affairs, communications and sustainability teams in Europe.

Before AB InBev, Steve held senior public affairs & communications as well as business project management roles across Europe, Eurasia & the Middle East, first at Coca-Cola Enterprises and then at The Coca-Cola Company. He started his career as a lawyer in Brussels, and assisted the Belgian Commissioner General for the Refugees, before becoming project manager with the Antwerp Economic Development Agency. Subsequently, he was Chief of Staff to the Governor of the Province of Antwerp in Belgium.

Steve Leroy holds a Master’s degree in Law from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium (1989); a Master’s degree in Commercial & Consular Sciences from Hautes Etudes Commerciales St. Louis (Groupe ICHEC), in Brussels, Belgium (1992); a Master of Business Administration from INSEAD, in Fontainebleau, France (1998); and the specialised Master’s degree in EU Competition Law & Economics from the Brussels School of Competition, Belgium (2014).

Steve (born Madison Wisconsin, USA, 1966) is a citizen of Belgium and the USA and lives in Brussels, Belgium. He is fluent in English, Dutch, French and Italian, and also speaks some German. He is married to Emmanuelle Errera, a citizen of France and Argentina, born in Washington DC, USA. In his spare time, he is an active photographer.

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